AGARTALA, Jan 29 (TIWN): DGP K Nagraj has called back the old system of fining under traffic rules, which unofficially opens the way for looting public money for the bribe-happy officials. In a Dist Court programme DGP K Nagraj said, “There are so many pending cases under Lower courts in Tripura where the accused drivers are not clearing the challans. As a result, the number of pending cases are hugely increasing in lower courts in state. To avoid the number of cases in courts the fining should be taken by ‘cash-on-spot’, when a driver will directly pay to the police man. However, Nagraj didn’t mention that in this cash-on-spot system how much of bribing practice was increased in Tripura. Moreover, chances of accidents also raised as due to the easy way to avoid court with exchange of some money, reckless driving practice also may increase a lot.

However, after placing his demand Nagraj also mentioned,’…one life is too much to lose; we should make it zero’. Boosting about his police he said, ‘The death rate whereas in whole is 11.5 per lakh, in Tripura is 4.6 which is much lower than the Central rate. The accident when is 39  in Tripura its 19 only’. ‘In last few years we have overcome the situation and peace is much prevent at now’, Nagraj added.  

But question raised, with cash-on-spot Tripura’s pending cases will be diminished; but will it be helpful to diminish the risks or death rates?

The survey says since the new year’s beginning the accident rats are massively increasing in state.

1.     On January 15 a maruti van TR01F2011, on losing control bumped into a rickshaw and a bicycle. In the incident, rickshaw puller, two persons in the rickshaw and two persons in the maruti van were wounded.

2.     On the same day January 15 at about 11.30 AM, one Samar Dey (30), S/O Sri Sachindra Dey of Charganki, PS-Khowai was proceeding towards Khowai by driving a vehicle bearing No.TR-06-0364 (Maruti) and while reached at Cherma met an accident dashing a tree.As a result driver of the vehicle namely Samar Dey sustained grievous injuries on his person and was shifted to Khowai hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

3.     A young man named Bapi Nandi age 33 years was dashed by a scooty. The incident took place on Jan 15 at Tepania, R.D Block.

4.     On 4rth January, 1 killed, 7 injured : The accident held on the National Highway when an auto bearing number : TR052429 hit by the truck numbered :AS11AC3841. All of a sudden the hapless people sitting inside the auto became critically injured among them the drived died on the spot. The driver has been identified as Uttam Debnath (34).

5.     On Jan 5, two persons died in a road accident at Amtali just on Thursday. The accident held when a scooty was collided with a huge truck at 2 PM. Debashish Debbarma & Ganguli Debbarma are the two hapless deceases have been identified who died in that fatal accident.  

Apart from that more 2 deaths held at Amtali. Day by day the increasing accident rates has created tension among the citizens here.

In this situation Nagraj planning for decreasing crime rates by ‘cash-on-spot’ system.